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New Castle Weather Records (USC00446012)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Castle (USC00446012), Virginia, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for New Castle

  • New Castle (USC00446012) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.51 latitude and -80.10 longitude, 383 m (1,256 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1907 to 2025, 119 years of record.
  • 0 records set at New Castle still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • New Castle set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 16 February 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Virginia, United States, 37.51 latitude, -80.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 383 m (1,256 ft).
  • Period of record: 1907 to 2025, 119 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at New Castle, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Castle. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at New Castle. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at New Castle, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at New Castle by the year they were set 0 records at New Castle still stand. 00000000000
0 records at New Castle still stand.
Standing records at New Castle by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When New Castle set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at New Castle between 5 November 1985 and 5 November 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation5 November 1985: Record daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)1985
1 all-time records were set at New Castle between 5 November 1985 and 5 November 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When New Castle set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1985-11-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 142.2 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 142.2 mm (5.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Castle The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Castle. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 5 November 1985. 050100150 Jan: 67.6 mm (2.7 in), 14 January 1968 Jan Feb: 67.8 mm (2.7 in), 14 February 1984 Feb Mar: 87.6 mm (3.4 in), 1 March 1954 Mar Apr: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 20 April 1940 Apr May: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 16 May 1942 May Jun: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 3 June 2015 Jun Jul: 124.5 mm (4.9 in), 4 July 2013 Jul Aug: 75.7 mm (3.0 in), 31 August 1984 Aug Sep: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 30 September 1959 Sep Oct: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 16 October 1954 Oct Nov: 142.2 mm (5.6 in), 5 November 1985 Nov Dec: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 29 December 1958 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Castle. The most was 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 5 November 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Castle
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.6 mm (2.7 in)14 January 1968
Feb67.8 mm (2.7 in)14 February 1984
Mar87.6 mm (3.4 in)1 March 1954
Apr66.0 mm (2.6 in)20 April 1940
May91.4 mm (3.6 in)16 May 1942
Jun110.5 mm (4.4 in)3 June 2015
Jul124.5 mm (4.9 in)4 July 2013
Aug75.7 mm (3.0 in)31 August 1984
Sep80.0 mm (3.1 in)30 September 1959
Oct102.9 mm (4.1 in)16 October 1954
Nov142.2 mm (5.6 in)5 November 1985
Dec55.9 mm (2.2 in)29 December 1958

Latest Records

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Latest records at New Castle
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 February 2025New Castle, USdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)9 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2025New Castle, USdaily snowfall (Tie)3.0 cm (1.2 in)tie42 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2024New Castle, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)63 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2024New Castle, USdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2024New Castle, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2024New Castle, USdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)116 years54 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2024New Castle, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2024New Castle, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)113 years52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2024New Castle, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2024New Castle, USdaily rain36.1 mm (1.4 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)80 years46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2024New Castle, USdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)80 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2024New Castle, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)17.3 mm (0.7 in)58 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2023New Castle, USdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)77 years58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2023New Castle, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2023New Castle, USdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)84 years41 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2023New Castle, USdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2023New Castle, USdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)70 years55 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2022New Castle, USdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2022New Castle, USdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)43 years23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2022New Castle, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)8 years25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 2025
Yearly extremes at New Castle: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)142.2 mm (5.6 in)198555.9 mm (2.2 in)69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)263.4 mm (10.4 in)198591.7 mm (3.6 in)69
Longest dry spell (CDD)36 days195319 days69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Castle by year The wettest day of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1985
The wettest day of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Castle by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190745.7 mm (1.8 in)
190864.0 mm (2.5 in)
190960.5 mm (2.4 in)
191041.7 mm (1.6 in)
191145.5 mm (1.8 in)
191231.0 mm (1.2 in)
193746.7 mm (1.8 in)
193836.1 mm (1.4 in)
193963.5 mm (2.5 in)
194066.0 mm (2.6 in)
194150.8 mm (2.0 in)
194291.4 mm (3.6 in)
194372.4 mm (2.9 in)
194453.8 mm (2.1 in)
194553.8 mm (2.1 in)
194643.7 mm (1.7 in)
194754.6 mm (2.1 in)
194847.0 mm (1.9 in)
194950.8 mm (2.0 in)
195042.7 mm (1.7 in)
195148.0 mm (1.9 in)
195250.3 mm (2.0 in)
195350.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195550.8 mm (2.0 in)
195666.3 mm (2.6 in)
195751.1 mm (2.0 in)
195855.9 mm (2.2 in)
195980.0 mm (3.1 in)
196043.2 mm (1.7 in)
196152.1 mm (2.1 in)
196282.3 mm (3.2 in)
196360.7 mm (2.4 in)
196472.1 mm (2.8 in)
196539.6 mm (1.6 in)
196670.6 mm (2.8 in)
196740.6 mm (1.6 in)
196894.2 mm (3.7 in)
196955.4 mm (2.2 in)
197051.6 mm (2.0 in)
197155.9 mm (2.2 in)
197291.4 mm (3.6 in)
197369.9 mm (2.8 in)
197447.5 mm (1.9 in)
197573.7 mm (2.9 in)
197668.6 mm (2.7 in)
197744.5 mm (1.8 in)
197845.7 mm (1.8 in)
197966.0 mm (2.6 in)
198061.2 mm (2.4 in)
198171.9 mm (2.8 in)
198254.6 mm (2.1 in)
198352.1 mm (2.1 in)
198475.7 mm (3.0 in)
1985142.2 mm (5.6 in)
201239.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013124.5 mm (4.9 in)
201459.2 mm (2.3 in)
2015110.5 mm (4.4 in)
201655.1 mm (2.2 in)
201769.3 mm (2.7 in)
201861.7 mm (2.4 in)
201952.1 mm (2.1 in)
202075.7 mm (3.0 in)
202163.5 mm (2.5 in)
202255.9 mm (2.2 in)
202348.5 mm (1.9 in)
202455.9 mm (2.2 in)
202558.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Castle by year The wettest five days of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 263.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in). 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 263.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1985
The wettest five days of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 263.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Castle by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190789.2 mm (3.5 in)
1908122.1 mm (4.8 in)
190989.4 mm (3.5 in)
1910153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1911127.2 mm (5.0 in)
191297.1 mm (3.8 in)
193758.4 mm (2.3 in)
193884.5 mm (3.3 in)
193988.6 mm (3.5 in)
1940170.3 mm (6.7 in)
1941124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1942131.5 mm (5.2 in)
194386.6 mm (3.4 in)
194449.8 mm (2.0 in)
194591.7 mm (3.6 in)
194650.5 mm (2.0 in)
194778.4 mm (3.1 in)
1948101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194981.6 mm (3.2 in)
195073.9 mm (2.9 in)
195166.8 mm (2.6 in)
195269.1 mm (2.7 in)
195366.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954115.6 mm (4.6 in)
195587.6 mm (3.4 in)
195678.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957159.5 mm (6.3 in)
195884.9 mm (3.3 in)
1959123.2 mm (4.9 in)
196066.6 mm (2.6 in)
1961105.9 mm (4.2 in)
196284.8 mm (3.3 in)
196363.2 mm (2.5 in)
196489.9 mm (3.5 in)
196578.7 mm (3.1 in)
196675.7 mm (3.0 in)
196795.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968122.1 mm (4.8 in)
196978.6 mm (3.1 in)
1970130.8 mm (5.1 in)
197192.3 mm (3.6 in)
1972153.0 mm (6.0 in)
197396.6 mm (3.8 in)
197465.0 mm (2.6 in)
197578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1976125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1977130.3 mm (5.1 in)
197856.1 mm (2.2 in)
197995.3 mm (3.8 in)
198078.0 mm (3.1 in)
198197.9 mm (3.9 in)
198287.9 mm (3.5 in)
198391.4 mm (3.6 in)
198492.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985263.4 mm (10.4 in)
201255.6 mm (2.2 in)
2013182.7 mm (7.2 in)
201480.8 mm (3.2 in)
2015141.5 mm (5.6 in)
2016121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2017122.2 mm (4.8 in)
201894.7 mm (3.7 in)
2019107.6 mm (4.2 in)
2020188.8 mm (7.4 in)
202194.5 mm (3.7 in)
202290.4 mm (3.6 in)
202376.2 mm (3.0 in)
2024144.5 mm (5.7 in)
2025107.4 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Castle by year The longest dry spell of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 36 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 010203040192019401960198020002020Record: 36 days in 1953
The longest dry spell of the year at New Castle, 1907 to 2025. The record is 36 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Castle by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190719 days
190819 days
190923 days
191031 days
191118 days
191211 days
193711 days
193823 days
193925 days
194016 days
194128 days
194218 days
194327 days
194419 days
194517 days
194616 days
194712 days
194813 days
194926 days
195020 days
195114 days
195229 days
195336 days
195421 days
195520 days
195619 days
195715 days
195823 days
195915 days
196013 days
196117 days
196221 days
196323 days
196422 days
196520 days
196619 days
196722 days
196825 days
196924 days
197020 days
197118 days
197215 days
197319 days
197417 days
197523 days
197624 days
197719 days
197829 days
197916 days
198014 days
198120 days
198219 days
198319 days
198425 days
198519 days
201227 days
201318 days
201415 days
201514 days
201624 days
201725 days
20189 days
201920 days
202012 days
202128 days
202213 days
202319 days
202434 days
202513 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

59 years, 1908 to 2024

A day with at least 58.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.8 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at New Castle: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years75.0 mm (3.0 in)
10 years88.2 mm (3.5 in)
25 years107.9 mm (4.2 in)
50 years125.1 mm (4.9 in)
100 years144.8 mm (5.7 in)Longer than the 59 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 59 years of values from 1908 to 2024.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 142.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1985; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 2013; 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 2015.

Download the Data

  • Data for New Castle standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for New Castle threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).